One of my custom builders has built this one house over and over again at least 25 times over the past four years, and on one particular house there has been mold spotted near some of my registers. I have met with the home owner, builder and mold “specialist” and we have all come to a conclusion that the blown in insulation had not filled all the cavities around the buckets in the attic. All great and grand for me all we had to do was take all the old duct, buckets, plenums, coil and heater out and replace it all. They get all the prices together and send them to the insulator and he refuses to pay the back charge because he didn’t see problem before it was fixed. Now my builder has turned on me and I am afraid I am about to get back-charged for crap that I didn’t do. Does this suck or what? I guess that’s why I have to carry liability insurance even though it’s not my fault. Has this kind of junk happened to anybody else out there?
Hvac Company Owner Here About To Get Screwed?
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markandj
November 30, 2009 at 2:22 am
Too late now, but I have learned over the years to document, document document! I take digital pictures of EVERY project I get involved in, before and after, and write down notes whenever anyone makes a commitment. This may slow things down a bit, but it has been my salvation many times. People just have a tendency to remember things in the way that most advantageous to them – it is just human nature, and is not an indication that anyone is trying to cheat you. You have my sympathy, and the best you can do is make sure you learn from the experience, so that this expense won’t be repeated!
john the engineer
November 30, 2009 at 2:40 am
Sounds like you need ridge vents. How hard is it to spray insulation in an attic area. Really. Or some other type of venting is needed. Hot air rises which cause condensation. check website.
Shogunn4
November 30, 2009 at 2:52 am
if you ain’t blowing in the insulation, I don’t see how you should get tagged for this.
tell the builder to go with batt insulation in the future.
mel
November 30, 2009 at 3:19 am
looks like the main problem is your contractor has turned against you and you will probably lose him no matter what. just turn it over to the insurance co. and let them handle it. thats what you pay insurance for. also i woud not do any repairs to fix the problem as you are not in a good position that anything you do will help. good luck and start looking for other contractors.